I have this theory that the likeability question comes up so much more with female characters created by female authors than it does with male characters and male authors.
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I don't really have special rituals, but I don't try to write fiction unless I have a minimum of a few hours. For me, it takes a while to settle into a mode where I'm truly concentrating.
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